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Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Harry Alexie runs 10 sled dogs on an 18-mile practice run near two-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey’s ‘Comeback Kennel’ training facility in Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2009.

IDITAROD DREAM

Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Harry Alexie runs 10 sled dogs on an 18-mile practice run near two-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey’s ‘Comeback Kennel’ training facility in Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2009.

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